With family, friends and feasting all rolled into one day, Thanksgiving is easily one of our favorite holidays. But between all those <a href="http://www.inhabitots.com/how-to-make-scrumptious-vegan-pumpkin-chocolate-chip-muffin-cupcakes/">pumpkin muffins</a> and tryptophan-induced naps, we figured we should set aside some time before we go in for a second serving of <a href="http://inhabitat.com/6-vegan-vegetarian-and-raw-food-turkey-alternatives-for-thanksgiving/">tofurkey</a> to give thanks to all the wonderful things that have brought us joy this year! In what's become an annual tradition here at Inhabitat, we asked our editors and writers to tell us what they are thankful for this season, and to share some of the amazing things they have planned for the day. We’d also love to hear what you readers are thankful for too, so read on and share your thanks with us in the comments below!

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Mike at the Grand Canyon

<big><strong>MIKE, Manging Editor:</strong></big> In addition to my friends and family, this year I'm thankful for all of the brilliant innovations that we cover every day at Inhabitat, for the amazing team I work with and for all of our readers who tune in every day from around the world. I've never seen Inhabitat grow as much or as quickly as it has over the past year - we've brought on lots of great new writers, increased our number of daily stories, and reached hundreds of thousands of new readers. It's an exciting time for Inhabitat and for the world of sustainable design - thanks to everyone who has helped make Inhabitat what it is today!

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Yuka Yoneda - Happy Thanksgiving from the Inhabitat Team!

<big><strong>YUKA, Senior Editor:</strong></big> Writing for Inhabitat every day, I get to see many new technologies that make me optimistic about the future. But since scanning newsfeeds is also part of my job, the discordance and outright violence going on in many parts of the world is hard to ignore. That feeling was heightened for me when one of our writers, <a href="http://inhabitat.com/author/taflinelaylin/" target="_blank">Tafline Laylin</a>, was living in the Middle East for the past few months. Tafline would come online and report that there were heightened security watches or sometimes even bomb threats in her area. Dutiful soul that she is, she still continued to hand in her articles on time (I would have been cowering under a table using my laptop as a helmet), a feat that made look around at my humble yet secure 500 sq foot cocoon in Queens with extreme gratitude. So this Thanksgiving, I'm very thankful to have a safe space to live and work in. There were times when I cursed the crappy weather or complained about not having enough storage space but hearing about Tafline's experiences made me realize that those of us who have a secure place to go and work are lucky ones. Oh, and that mini earthquake we had back in August definitely helped drive the point home even further.
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That being said, I really wanted to give a shoutout to <a href="http://inhabitat.com/egypts-1st-ever-solar-decathlon-team-may-fail-because-of-fundraising-concerns/" target="_blank">these guys</a>. This band of brave youngsters is <a href="http://inhabitat.com/egypts-1st-ever-solar-decathlon-team-may-fail-because-of-fundraising-concerns/" target="_blank">Egypt's first ever Solar Decathlon team</a> , and they're working hard on their sustainable home despite the violence going on in the streets that surround them. They need help though. Unlike their counterparts in the US and Europe, they don't have proper funding and might not even make it to the next Decathlon, which will take place next year in Madrid. If you would like to help them achieve their goal, please Lamyaa at lelgabry [at] aucegypt [dot] edu. It could make all the difference in the world!

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Becca Paul - Happy Thanksgiving from the Inhabitat Team!

<big><strong>REBECCA, Operations Manager: </strong></big> This year, I am thankful that I am constantly surrounded by wonderfully talented, hilarious and intelligent people. They challenge what I know on a daily basis, and their presence and laughter makes it all worth while. I recently started grad school along with 27 other brave individuals. With the people in my class, the class ahead of us and all of our professors this network of inspiration is now even bigger. I can’t say enough about how they’ve enriched my life so far and it’s only been 3 months.

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diane pham - Happy Thanksgiving from the Inhabitat Team!

<big><strong>DIANE, Architecture and Design Editor: </strong></big>While I often find myself griping about things that I don't have, I rarely take the time to say thanks for all the things that I do. I'm thankful first and foremost for my family who are always there for me and support me no matter how wacky and unconventional my life decisions are. I'm thankful for my two best friends in Italy and my amazing friends here in New York who constantly inspire me to do more, challenge my way of thinking, spark my creativity, and who are always around to just throw a beer - or five - back when the days just feel too long. I'm thankful to have such an incredible job that not only allows me to discover new, eye-opening and beautiful things each day, but gives me the freedom to pursue my own interests at will. Working for Inhabitat has also taught me how to live a more sustainable and austere life, and I'm much happier because of it. I'm also extremely thankful for the opportunity to have worked from Argentina for two months earlier this year. Not only did I get the experience of living in yet another country, but I made some amazing friends who welcomed me into their lives and made me feel like I really belonged there -- even though my Spanish is terrible!
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P.S. CHOP CHOP Club 4-Life.

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jessica dailey - Happy Thanksgiving from the Inhabitat Team!

<big><strong>JESSICA, New York Editor: </strong></big>More than anything else, I am thankful for my amazing friends and family. I'm thankful for my mom and dad, who always listen to me freak out about mice, I'm thankful for my sisters, who always understand my stupid jokes, and I'm thankful for my super awesome boyfriend and best friend, who always goes to the bodega for me. I'm thankful for living in New York City (let's be real: Brooklyn) and not having to own a car. I'm thankful for <a href="http://www.grownyc.org/compost">GrowNYC's compost collections</a> and for being able to order <a href="http://www.bombaybrooklyn.com/">Indian food</a> in the middle of the night. I'm also thankful for Inhabitat (I really mean it!) -- I've only been with Inhabitat since the beginning of the year, but it's been an awesome eleven months; I've learned so much and working here has helped me lead a more sustainable life. And last but not least, I'm thankful for <a href="http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-baskbl/pitt-m-baskbl-body.html">Pitt basketball</a>, pizza, and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/bodegacats/">bodega cats</a>.

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bridgette meinhold - Happy Thanksgiving from the Inhabitat Team!

<big><strong>BRIDGETTE, Architecture Editor:</strong></big> With all the craziness that's been going on, I've been trying to focus on the simpler things in life as well as the ones that I can affect and make a difference with. This year I'm thankful for all the snow we've already gotten here in Park City; for new-to-me tele skis; for chocolate, sea salt, and bacon; for <a href="http://pinterest.com/" target="_blank">pinterest</a> and <a href="http://unhappyhipsters.com/" target="_blank">unhappy hipsters</a>; for our desert retreat when the snow gets to be too much; for my amazing town that <a href="http://livepcgivepc.razoo.com/" target="_blank">collected over $350,000 for our non-profits</a>; for my inspiring girlfriends who make me laugh; for my wonderful family; for my super smart and funny dog; and most especially for my husband who believes in me no matter what.

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Brit liggett - Happy Thanksgiving from the Inhabitat Team!

<big><strong>BRIT, New York Editor: </strong></big>Today I'll be spending my day being thankful with my family in Massachusetts. We'll be cooking a local, farm raised bird with local, organic produce on the side. In my house, Thanksgiving is always full of generations-old family recipes, which helps you remember to give thanks to the people that came before you. With my grandmother's cornbread stuffing recipe we'll be giving thanks to the green thumb that she passed on to all of her descendants and when we eat my uncles favorite brussels sprouts off of my great grandmother's china we'll give thanks to her for the cooking skills that she embedded in our genes.
I'm thankful also for wonderful friends, my new husband and the <a href="http://peakbrewing.com/">organic beer he brews</a> -- which we'll be drinking this holiday with my family -- and for all of the great new green innovation that's happening in the world. Though I know our government is a bit behind on policy, the great thinkers of our time are coming up with solutions on a daily basis that can help save our place on this planet. I'm hopeful for the future and thankful that even if progress is slow, we're still moving forward.

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andrew michler - Happy Thanksgiving from the Inhabitat Team!

<big><strong>ANDREW, Green Building Writer: </strong></big>This year when I look back I am very grateful to be able to explore all of the extraordinary projects and wisdom that went into them. This has been a time of division but also of insightful, sometime groundbreaking thinking that will define the future. I am thankful for my wife, family, friends and the bears. Most of all I am thankful to see Eva Michler Ryan, my niece, who will poke her little head into the world in a couple of weeks.

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lori zimmer - Happy Thanksgiving from the Inhabitat Team!

<big><strong>LORI, Contributing Writer: </strong></big>As always, I'm thankful for having incredible parents and a circle of creative and amazing friends in New York. This year, I'm thankful for the success of my freelance life and the opportunities it is bringing to me in both writing and art curatorial projects- and the launch of my Art Nerd New York guide at Scope Miami. I'm also extremely thankful to be able to live in a city like New York, where I have farm fresh foods available to me at all hours, can travel the entire city by foot, get lost in immense parks, and still have incredible culture available at my fingertips.

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tafline laylin - Happy Thanksgiving from the Inhabitat Team!

<big><strong>TAFLINE, Contributing Writer: </strong></big>For the past 7 months I've bounced between 8 different countries, most of those in the Middle East, in order to get a grip on the environmental situation for my work both here at <a href="http://inhabitat.com/" target="_blank">Inhabitat</a> and <a href="http://www.greenprophet.com/" target="_blank">Green Prophet</a>. Although this extended tour was often challenging as a solo female traveler, there's a lot to be thankful for. For starters, I was able to attend the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/london-design-festival-2011/" target="_blank">London Design Festival</a>, where I got to see the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/worlds-first-functioning-lego-greenhouse-unveiled-at-the-london-design-festival/" target="_blank">world's first LEGO greenhouse</a> in person; I met numerous people who are striving against incredible odds to green the planet - including the talented <a href="http://inhabitat.com/egypts-1st-ever-solar-decathlon-team-may-fail-because-of-fundraising-concerns/" target="_blank">Egyptian Solar Decathlon</a> team. Even though I often battled to find a decent internet connection in the middle of remote deserts, my editors worked with me every step of the way to bring fresh content to our amazing site. And despite my sometimes dubious adventures, my family continues to support me unconditionally, for which I thank my lucky stars every day. But being in this volatile region during the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Spring" target="_blank">Arab Spring</a> (with people fighting hard to have a voice) has made me especially grateful for my peers, who are all so empowered, fun, and inspiring. I'm in a non-Thanksgiving-celebrating country this weekend, but I'll be Skyping my folks back home… it always was my favorite holiday. Have a great holiday everybody!
<p>(This rather bedraggled image of me was taken at the top of Mt. Toubkal in Morocco - the highest point of North Africa.)

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Julie seguss - Happy Thanksgiving from the Inhabitat Team!

<big><strong>JULIE, Managing Editor, Inhabitots:</strong></big> I'm thankful for my husband (we're celebrating our first Thanksgiving as a married couple this year!). As usual, we are hosting Thanksgiving for a few friends. I feel lucky that 2011 has been such an amazing year so far. This photo is from our honeymoon, watching the sunset on top of Mauna Kea in Hawaii. I'm grateful for all of the wonderful possibilities in our future, our great friends, and our loving families. I'm also thankful for my dog who makes every day working at home as a freelancer brighter!

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beth shea - Happy Thanksgiving from the Inhabitat Team!

<big><strong>BETH, Senior Editor, Inhabitots: </strong></big>I am so thankful for the health, happiness and well-being of my family. My 4 year-old daughter and 15 month-old son are a constant reminder to cherish the fleeting present moment as well as to preserve the future, to literally stop and smell every rose along the way, and to cuddle each other as much as possible in a day. I'm grateful for my husband, my partner in crime, who is always there with a comforting hug. I'm thankful for organic chai tea, and fair trade chocolate, my fuel for writing through the night after the kids are asleep, and I'm ecstatic to have a job I am passionate about, writing about green parenting and eco-living.

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Timon Singh - Happy Thanksgiving from the Inhabitat Team!

<big><strong>TIMON, News and Tech Writer: </strong></big>As a Brit, I generally don't celebrate Thanksgiving, but in these times of economical and environmental hardships, I thought I would get into the spirit of things.
First up, I am thankful that there will be a new series of Arrested Development. That news has made my year. Secondly, I'm thankful that despite this harsh economic climate, I am lucky enough to have a job, a home and a girlfriend who has yet to run off with all my earthly possessions. When so many are less fortunate than myself, it seems selfish to ask for anything more. Now - why am I holding a lamb in my picture? Good question. To be honest, it was easier to catch than a turkey.

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Nicole Abene - Happy Thanksgiving from the Inhabitat Team!

<big><strong>NICOLE, Weekend Editor:</strong></big> I am thankful for my big, loud, beautiful family that just keeps growing. I'm thankful that I have friends who love to dance and are happy to test out all of my fudge and cupcake experiments. I'm thankful for my boyfriend, who is just as happy as I am to drop everything and go camping in Vermont because the leaves are changing. Last, but not least, I am thankful to have joined the amazing Inhabitat team this year, a wonderful group of smart and caring people who have taught me so much already and love all the same nerdy stuff I love.

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Evelyn Lee - Happy Thanksgiving from the Inhabitat Team!

<big><strong>EVELYN, Los Angeles Editor: </strong></big>This holiday weekend we are keeping it local and keeping things small. Everything on our table is organically grow, locally harvested, and cooked (hopefully to perfection) over the course of several hours in our kitchen, after which we thoroughly plan to indulge on the leftovers for the next several days. We'll be sure to throw any of our produce waste into our worm bin, so they should all be eating pretty happily as well. After quite a few months of non-stop traveling, we thought the best gift we could give ourselves for this particular holiday was a staycation in a home we don't get to enjoy quite enough. I personally am thankful for friends, family, and all the crazy sustainable designers, product developers, and builders out there who makes it easier to make more sustainable choices everyday. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!

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Starre Vartan - Happy Thanksgiving from the Inhabitat Team!

<big><strong>STARRE, Contributing Writer: </strong></big>This year I'm most thankful for Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Los Angeles, and all the other Occupiers around the country. There's even an Occupy Iowa City, which I saw when I was out there to speak at an event. I am so proud of those people facing often-crummy weather, too-often abusive police, and indifferent or nefarious mayors and governors. Nothing has given me more hope for this country, which for so long has been dominated by the greedy who have been rewarded handsomely for their avarice, at the expense of people, the environment and future generations. For so long we have all stood by while those with so much took more, and those with less were pushed into poverty. I thank and salute those brave Americans who are standing up for the Constitution and the rights that belong to us all. I'm especially proud this began in NYC, proving that once again, this city is filled with the most crazy-intense-get-shit-done people in the country.Occupy Thanksgiving! I'm sure the movement will inspire thousands of dinnertime debates - wish I could listen in! I'm also thankful for all the amazing places and natural spaces I've gotten the chance to travel to this year, like Trinidad and Tobago.

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Dez Williams - Happy Thanksgiving from the Inhabitat Team!

<big><strong>DEZ, Contributing Writer, Inhabitots: </strong></big>We're constantly evaluating how our family impacts and is impacted by the environment. We're gratefully that we have the resources and room to do these evaluations as we fully understand that there are many that cannot afford this luxury.

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Moe Betiks - Happy Thanksgiving from the Inhabitat Team!

<big><strong>MOE, Art Writer:</strong></big> I'm currently in grad school, so there's a lot to be thankful for. I'm thankful for the opportunity to sharpen my skills while exploring the subjects I'm truly devoted to -- sustainability and culture. I'm thankful for healers of all kinds, since I'm currently recovering from a back injury. I'm thankful for the community I'm in and everyone's ability to support one another. And I'm thankful for <em>Sansevieria Trifasciata</em>, the houseplant commonly called "Mother In Law's Tongue," for it's ability to filter toxins from the air, and for humoring me in a collaboration in a<a href="http://www.meghanmoebeitiks.com/?p=189" target="_blank">recent art piece.</a>

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Allison leahy - Happy Thanksgiving from the Inhabitat Team!

<big><strong>ALLISON, Contributing Writer:</strong></big> Happy Thanksgiving Everybody! I hope you are taking a few moments to breathe in the gratitude and love that surrounds the holiday. Facing a difficult economic climate and many environmental challenges is not easy, but there is so much to be thankful for…
I am thankful for the philosophy of collaborative consumption and the technology that helps transform sustainable thought from a consciousness into a movement. I am grateful for this year's many advancements in cleantech, and look forward to the day solar (and other renewable energies) reach grid parity.
I am happy to live in a city where I can ride my bike year round and the community supports me through city budgeting: repaved bike paths, safer cycling routes, headlight distribution, more bike parking, and campaigns for the mass adoption of alternative transportation. Thank you San Francisco!
I am thankful for the Inhabiteam, who I learn from every day.
I am grateful for my newborn nephew and am giddy with awe over my three year old niece. Living close to my siblings is awesome, and the support of my family is something I try to acknowledge every day. I am lucky to share this all with someone I love!
Finally, I am grateful for you, dear reader -- I wish you great abundance!

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will girion - Happy Thanksgiving from the Inhabitat Team!

<big><strong>WILL, Contributing Writer: </strong></big>This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for the fact that after ten years away from each other, my family is finally getting together for the holidays. Having a huge family that lives all over the country and abroad makes it difficult for us to see each other, but this year we've managed to pull through, and it's exciting to finally see everyone again. I'm also thankful for the opportunity to write for Inhabitat. Not only have I become more knowledgable about environmental issues and green architecture, but I've also met and interviewed some awesome people, reported on fascinating topics, and visited some interesting places. I'm also thankful for the fact that after four years of papers, tests, and eccentric professors (which isn't a bad thing at all), I'm finally graduating from St. John's University!
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Last but not least I'm thankful for Occupy Wall Street. Enough said!

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Happy Thanksgiving from the Inhabitat Team!

With family, friends and feasting all rolled into one day, Thanksgiving is easily one of our favorite holidays. But between all those pumpkin muffins and tryptophan-induced naps, we figured we should set aside some time before we go in for a second serving of tofurkey to give thanks to all the wonderful things that have brought us joy this year! In what's become an annual tradition here at Inhabitat, we asked our editors and writers to tell us what they are thankful for this season, and to share some of the amazing things they have planned for the day. We’d also love to hear what you readers are thankful for too, so read on and share your thanks with us in the comments below!